Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वेदोक्तं सकलं यस्माद्विष्णुरेव हि कथ्यते । पुराणेषु च वेदेषु धर्मशास्त्रेषु भारत

Transliteration

vedoktaṃ sakalaṃ yasmādviṣṇureva hi kathyate | purāṇeṣu ca vedeṣu dharmaśāstreṣu bhārata

Translation

เพราะสิ่งทั้งปวงที่พระเวทสอนไว้ ล้วนประกาศว่าเป็นพระวิษณุแท้จริง โอ้ภารตะ เช่นเดียวกันนี้ในปุราณะ ในพระเวท และในคัมภีร์ธรรมศาสตร์

Word by Word

• वेदोक्तम्: stated in the Veda
• वेदोक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—‘वेदेन उक्तम्’ (said in the Veda)

• सकलम्: entire, all
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• यस्मात्: because of which / from which
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निपात (particle indicating reason/indeed)

• कथ्यते: is said / is called
• कथ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• पुराणेषु: in the Purāṇas
• पुराणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• वेदेषु: in the Vedas
• वेदेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• धर्मशास्त्रेषु: in the Dharma-śāstras
• धर्मशास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘धर्मस्य शास्त्रेषु’

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm teaching scene: a sage instructs ‘Bhārata’ with palm-leaf manuscripts of Veda, Purāṇa, and Dharmaśāstra arranged like a triad, with Viṣṇu’s luminous presence implied as their inner meaning.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Veda
• Purāṇa
• Dharmaśāstra
• Bhārata (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches scriptural concord: Veda, Purāṇa, and Dharmaśāstra converge upon Viṣṇu as the ultimate meaning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is doctrinal rather than topographical, occurring within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it asserts a theological principle about the unity of śāstra.